The 1073 is the most legendary and beloved microphone preamp/EQ, and for good reason. Its origins date back to the early 1970s when Rupert Neve, in many people’s opinion, invented the ‘holy grail’ of recording with his 1073 preamp/EQ. The BAE 1073 is as authentic and true to the original as possible. It uses the same St Ives (Carnhill) transformers as the originals, Elma switches, and Canford wire—this is the real deal.
The BAE 1073 also visually resembles the vintage modules and can be retrofitted into vintage 80-series consoles without issue, as it uses the same chassis construction, connections, circuit boards, and hand-wired circuits. This original specification has made the BAE 1073 the ‘go-to’ module when something needs replacing on old consoles or when an absolutely authentic sound is desired on individual channels. In short, BAE is 1073. The 1073 is available for installation in the original 80-Series Neve console or, as shown here, in rack-mount form. Apart from the faceplate, the modules are identical.
Specifications
- High Frequency: +/-16dB fixed frequency shelving at 12kHz
- Low Frequency: +/-16dB shelving with selectable frequencies of 35Hz, 60Hz, 110Hz 220Hz
- Mid Range: +/-18dB peaking, fixed ‘Q’ with, selectable centre frequencies of 0.36kHz, 0.7kHz, 1.6kHz, 3.2kHz, 4.8kHz 7.2kHz
- High Pass Filter: 18dB per octave slope, switchable between 50Hz, 80Hz, 160Hz 300Hz